SHOCK THERAPY Definition & Meaning

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shock therapy

noun

(not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.

shock therapy

noun

the treatment of certain psychotic conditions by injecting drugs or by passing an electric current through the brain ( electroconvulsive therapy ) to produce convulsions or coma

shock therapy

The treatment of a mentally ill person by passing electric shocks through the brain .

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Origin of shock therapy¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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As has been widely documented, this shock therapy both directly and indirectly caused an increase in alcoholism, suicides, heart attacks, psychological stress and other negative health outcomes in those countries and across the region.

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When Milei assumed the presidency, he promised shock therapy, devaluing the peso by 50% and cutting the number of government ministries by half.

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Emma was kept away from her children for two years and received endless forms of electric shock therapy.

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The IMF has endorsed Milei’s shock therapy for Argentina, agreeing to disburse $4.7 billion from a bailout package the country took out six years ago.

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Mr Milei has said the country needs "economic shock therapy" to fix its current economic crisis, deemed the worst in decades.

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